Apartment Survival: With a Knife in Hand, I Have Nothing to Fear

Jin Shiyue strongly suspects someone has set her up with pinpoint precision. Otherwise, how did she go from working overtime as usual to waking up inside a perilous apartment survival instance? Before she can even figure out how the survival mechanics work, an aberrant monster is right in her face, cutting off every escape route. Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run, with desperation closing in: attacking is the best defense. She thought that from now on, through mountains of corpses and desperate struggles to survive, she'd have to tough it out alone, one step at a time. She never expected the greatest surprise this brutal trial would give her to be Bubbles, her one-of-a-kind, loyal companion spirit. Other players' companion spirits come equipped for damage dealing, tanking, and stacking buffs. Hers handles base building and renovations, crafts things with exquisite precision, and even secretly nicks the bosses' stats (not really). At some point, word suddenly began to spread across the wasteland about a player who dared to settle outside the settlements controlled by the major factions and had survived wave after wave of nocturnal monster attacks. Later, that lonely homestead on the wasteland became a small manor. Word had it that it contained all kinds of weapon and supply shops, and even offered custom furniture and traps. Eventually, being lucky enough to settle within ten miles of the manor became a top-tier resource that every major faction desperately fought to claim. Everyone said Jin Shiyue was lucky to have ended up with a sanctuary of her own. Only she knew the truth: This sanctuary in a desperate world, this manor in an age of chaos, was never a stroke of luck granted by heaven. It was a place of peace she had fought for herself, one blade and one tile at a time. 【Reading guide】 1. This story is a mix of tower defense, base building, adventure, and stockpiling supplies. 2. There is a male lead and a 1v1 romance, though the romantic plot may not get much page time. 3. Tentatively, updates every other day when there are no rankings. Theme: Protecting hope